Tonquin Pass, Mount Robson Provincial Park

#42 among attractions in Mount Robson Provincial Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Tonquin Pass, 1948 m, is a mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies, linking Tonquin Valley in Jasper National Park, Alberta, to Mount Robson Provincial Park and adjoining areas of British Columbia. It is at the headwaters of Tonquin Creek, which flows into British Columbia. Located on the interprovincial boundary, it is on the Continental Divide. ()

Coordinates: 52°43'46"N, 118°20'20"W

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Tonquin Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Curia Mountain, Mount Clairvaux, Tonquin Valley, Caniche Peak.

4.6 miN
Mountain
Curia Mountain, Jasper National Park
118 min walk • Curia Mountain is a summit situated between Clairvaux Creek and Meadow Creek in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Curia Mountain was so named due to its curia-like outline.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Clairvaux, Mount Robson Provincial Park
156 min walk • Mount Clairvaux is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, SE of the Yellowhead Pass. Clairvaux is the French word for "clear valleys.".
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Tonquin Valley, Jasper National Park
79 min walk • The Tonquin Valley is located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, next to the border of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, an area which is also the continental divide, running along the peaks of the South Jasper Range which rise above Amethyst Lake.
2.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Caniche Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
55 min walk • Caniche Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler. He suggested it be called Poodle Park as he thought it resembled the head of a poodle.
5.2 miN
Mountain
Basilica Mountain, Jasper National Park
134 min walk • Basilica Mountain is a summit in Alberta, Canada located between Clairvaux Creek and Meadow Creek. Basilica Mountain was so named on account of its basilica-shaped outline.
4.7 miE
Mountain
Mount Clitheroe, Jasper National Park
121 min walk • Mount Clitheroe is a summit in Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from Clitheroe, in England.
1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Drawbridge Peak, Jasper National Park
47 min walk • Drawbridge Peak is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The Alberta side is in Jasper National Park while Mount Robson Provincial Park is on the B.C. side.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fraser, Mount Robson Provincial Park
131 min walk • Mount Fraser is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 38th highest peak and Alberta's 22nd most prominent mountain. It is also British Columbia's 50th highest peak. It was named in 1917 after Simon Fraser.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dungeon Peak, Jasper National Park
90 min walk • Dungeon Peak is a 3,129-metre mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Dungeon Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Tonquin Valley. The descriptive name was applied in 1916 by Morrison P.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Redoubt Peak, Jasper National Park
82 min walk • Redoubt Peak is a 3,115-metre mountain summit located on the shared border of Jasper National Park in Alberta, and Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Redoubt Peak is part of The Ramparts in the Canadian Rockies.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Vista Peak, Mount Robson Provincial Park
94 min walk • Vista Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1917, the name refers to the view from the peak of the mountain.